“At this rate, we’re all going to be ready to let you do what you want with us, TJ,” Alex said.
“For real,” Shay added.
When Nicola set her hand on TJ’s chest and leaned in for a deep kiss, Emily felt her own lips tingle. Without thinking, she looked over at Alex. Alex seemed to be waiting for her, and Emily swallowed as a rush went through her. She looked away, hoping Alex didn’t guess how much she wanted to kiss her. Forget going to her room. She’d let Alex take her right here.
“On that note, I think it’s time for a costume change,” Shay said. “If anyone didn’t get the memo, the den is now the teachers’ lounge.”
“I’m so ready to spank you for misbehaving,” Madison said, a mischievous glint in her eye. Shay only grinned.
Lara turned to Emily. “Any chance you’ll be coming to the teachers’ lounge?”
“I’m considering it. I want to make the most of my hall pass.”
“And no one will complain if the voyeur wants to join in on the fun.” Lara cocked her head. “The spanking part’s totally optional. Madison and Shay like it, but I’m more about other things.”
Emily knew Lara was giving her an opening to ask what she was into. And as much as she knew that she should want to have sex with Lara, the only person in the room she wanted was Alex. Still.
“Some things you don’t know you like until after you try them,” Shay said. “Once you get over being scared, Lara, I think you’d like getting spanked.”
“I’m not scared.” Lara pulled back her shoulders.
“Sure you aren’t.” Shay’s taunting tone only got a laugh from Lara. But the energy between them made Emily guess a friendly competition was in store.
“Emily, you’re definitely coming with us,” Madison said. “Lara will do anything if she’s got someone she wants to impress.”
Chapter Twenty-eight
The scene in front of her should have been all she was thinking about: Lara on her hands and knees, butt bared as Madison spanked her, and Shay on the other side, holding Lara’s face against their crotch. Instead, Emily was wondering what Alex was doing. Or, more specifically, whom she was doing.
She’d left Alex downstairs with the other half of the party. There was talk of Alex joining Ava and Katherine—from Katherine, of course—but Alex had been decidedly noncommittal. TJ and Nicola had tried to recruit Alex as well for a group massage. She hadn’t turned them down, exactly. Instead, she’d looked right at Emily.
Alex hadn’t said a word, but Emily felt as if she’d offered her the world in that moment. If she wanted anything from Alex, it was hers for the taking. Her heart had pounded in her chest as Alex held her gaze, and she’d wanted to take back everything she’d said earlier. Then before she could say anything at all, Madison had hooked her arm and insisted she was needed in the teachers’ lounge. Possibly Madison wanted an audience, or maybe she was only being nice and making sure Emily didn’t feel excluded. Regardless, Emily knew she had to go along with it. She needed a break from Alex even if she didn’t want one.
But she’d never make it as a real voyeur. She didn’t want a pass to watch; she wanted to participate. Just not with anyone in front of her. She only wanted Alex. Last night hadn’t been meaningless sex, it had been the best night of her life. And now she needed a rebound from the person who should have been her rebound.
“That’s enough,” Madison said, her sharp voice pulling Emily back to the scene. She tugged Lara’s head away from Shay, whose frustrated groan left little doubt as to how close they were to a climax, but they stopped complaining as soon as Madison pushed her breasts into their hands. Lara came up behind Madison, adjusting her harness for a cock she’d strapped on. When Madison felt it against her butt, she looked over her shoulder and smiled.
Emily swallowed. Instantly she was back in Alex’s bed, reaching up to touch Alex, then tracing the curve of the dildo. She closed her eyes, imagining again how her body had opened for Alex, how much she’d wanted it. Alex had gently eased inside her, kissing her all the while. And then their hips had touched and there was nothing between them. She’d wanted to hold Alex in place, savoring the pleasure coursing through her, but then Alex had taken her to the next level. She hadn’t realized how much more satisfaction she could have.
“And what exactly are you thinking of doing with that?” Madison asked.
Lara licked her lips. She pushed her hips forward and Madison’s back arched as Lara’s cock bumped her.
“Apparently, I didn’t punish you enough,” Madison said. “I should make you drop onto your knees again for another lesson.”
“You want me. Bend over and I’ll make this feel good for both of us.”
Lara’s words felt rehearsed. She was playing a role, of course, and it was what Madison wanted, but Emily couldn’t help but think how much better Alex would have been in the part—her own attraction notwithstanding.
“You think you can talk to me like that?” Madison’s sneer was classic. “I should suspend you.”
“Go ahead,” Lara said, sliding her hands over Madison’s butt.
Lara was plenty sexy, as was Madison, and they were clearly having fun. Still, something was missing. As soon as Emily realized what it was, she knew it was also exactly what had drawn her to Alex and why she couldn’t seem to let her go. Alex had an intensity that would have blazed through the room. Intensity that ran like an undercurrent through her making everything feel charged and ready to ignite. But the same intensity had made her gentle and patient, focused on being exactly what Emily needed that first time.
And Alex had kept her own desires on a tight leash. What would it be like when she really let go, when the leash came off?
An unbridled Alex… Demanding. Directing. In charge of everything, including her. Taking her completely, sliding in deep with forceful thrusts as she held her wrists to the bed. Emily’s clit pulsed and heat spread through her. Fuck. Breathless, she grabbed the back of a chair to keep her knees from buckling.
The smack of Lara’s hand on Madison’s ass pulled her eyes back to the naked women in front of her. Madison let loose a string of cuss words and then looked over her shoulder at Lara. “You better make this worth a year of detention.”
“Oh, I will.”
Madison braced herself on the desk as Lara pushed the tip of the dildo into her. Emily gripped the chair tighter, knowing now how satisfying it felt to be filled and wanting Alex inside her again.
“Still want to suspend me?”
“You’re definitely suspended,” Madison said. “After you get me off.” She grabbed the edge of the desk, fingernails digging in and curses flying from her lips as Lara pulled back and drove in again.
“Harder.” Madison moaned when Lara complied, then asked again.
Lara upped her pace and Madison’s moans gained volume. They were both panting now and dripping in sweat.
“More?”
“God, yes. Don’t stop.” Madison collapsed against the desk and Lara followed, pinning her.
Shay seemed transfixed by the whole thing, mouth open and frozen to their spot against the wall. Emily didn’t blame them. As much as she hadn’t felt exactly turned on at the start, she was now. Madison’s nearing climax seemed to mesmerize all of them.
Lara wasn’t Alex. And Emily didn’t want to trade places with Madison. Yet the scene made Emily want Alex all the more, imagining the two of them together instead. Which was exactly what she hadn’t wanted to happen tonight.
Madison’s scream pierced the air. She shuddered with the climax and then went still. Lara held her when she tensed and shuddered again, peppering her back with kisses and murmuring soothing words.
Emily knew she was wet. She thought of reaching between her legs to satisfy her own desires. No one would mind, of course, but it wasn’t what she wanted. She wanted Alex.
She heard a sound behind her and looked over her shoulder to see Katherine. At some point she’d come in, but instead of watching Madison a
nd the others, she was looking right at Emily.
Katherine stepped forward and caressed Emily’s cheek. “You’re gorgeous tonight.”
Instead of turning away, Emily held her ground. She could hardly breathe but wasn’t about to let Katherine know that.
“Do you know how long I’ve wanted you?”
Katherine’s words were like warm honey. As much as Emily didn’t want to be charmed, the longer Katherine held her gaze the more she wondered why she fought the attraction.
“This is for you,” Katherine said, handing Emily a little folded slip of paper. “I had to wait for the right moment.”
It took Emily a second to realize what she was holding. Katherine’s fantasy. Of everyone at the party, Katherine had picked her. She felt unsteady, still tingly from watching the scene and hot now under Katherine’s unwavering gaze. Despite how uncomfortable she ought to be, arousal flushed through her.
“It’s okay to say no to me. It’s also okay to want it but be nervous.”
Emily glanced down at the paper. As much as she wanted to know what Katherine’s fantasy was, she didn’t unfold the note. She wanted to give in without making any decision at all, to simply accept Katherine’s desire. In a way, it would be perfect. Only meaningless sex—meaningless for real this time—exactly why she’d come to the party. Not only that, she could use some satisfaction. She was horny as hell. If Katherine considered her a plaything, she might as well get some benefits out of the deal.
“You don’t have to answer yet.” Katherine tilted Emily’s chin up to her lips. When she leaned into the kiss, Katherine’s hand slipped behind her head, pulling her closer.
Given how many women Katherine had over at her house any particular month, it should have been no surprise she knew how to kiss. But she was better than simply good. Her baiting and rewarding, the supple pressure of her lips, and the gratifying insistence of her mouth made each kiss melt into the next.
When Katherine’s grip moved from the back of Emily’s neck to her throat, a tremor raced through Emily. Could she really do this?
“I’ll take that delicious shiver to mean you want this too.” Katherine drew a line between Emily’s breasts then reached for her hand. “Which makes me very pleased.”
Emily didn’t deny anything. She followed Katherine’s lead, letting herself be pulled out of the den and into the hallway. A little release. That’s all it would be. What it should have been with Alex.
Katherine pressed Emily against the wall with another long kiss, then pushed her dress above her hips as she stroked her legs. More kisses came as she slid her thumb under the seam of Emily’s underwear. The contact immediately brought Alex to Emily’s mind. She squeezed her eyes closed but the image stubbornly remained—not of Alex in bed, or even of them kissing, but Alex sitting across from her in the little café. She’d rested her hand on Alex’s and her whole world had turned upside down. One touch… They’d been hardly more than strangers then and yet she’d known she’d never forget the moment. Or Alex. And so much had happened since.
Emily pushed Katherine’s hand off and then turned her cheek when Katherine tried to kiss her again. “I can’t.”
“Why not?”
Alex. Thank god the word didn’t slip out. As much as she’d thought she could give in and let Katherine do what she wanted with her, she couldn’t. Emily held Katherine’s folded note out to her. “I can’t,” she repeated.
Katherine didn’t take the note back. She didn’t even look at it. “It’s Alex, isn’t it? She won’t mind, we share all the time.”
Emily jerked away from Katherine’s hand when she tried to caress her again. All she’d proven by kissing Katherine was that she didn’t actually want meaningless sex. Despite Katherine’s words, she knew what had happened between her and Alex was real and her heart wasn’t going to move on without a fight. She wanted to find Alex now. She should at least tell her the truth. Nothing had been meaningless with her.
“You know, Alex is busy having her own fun at the moment. And I have plans for her later,” Katherine said. “You can understand, I’m sure, how much I’m looking forward to her.”
If her words weren’t enough, the icy look in Katherine’s blue eyes told Emily to back off. Would Alex pick Katherine if given the choice?
“She might want you,” Katherine continued. “Maybe even as much as you think you want her. But we both know it wouldn’t last. I’d give it two months. Maybe three. Then she’d need more than you’re able to give.”
Emily opened her mouth to argue, but what could she say? She’d told herself nearly the same thing that morning. Tears pressed in her eyes, but she clenched her teeth, holding them back.
“Alex needs someone as strong as she is. You’d only hurt each other trying to make it work. So do yourself a favor and sleep with someone else tonight.” Katherine pressed her fingertip to Emily’s lips. “Perhaps you’ll change your mind about me. I’d happily give you a second chance.”
Emily collapsed against the wall as Katherine strode off. She crumpled Katherine’s fantasy into a tight ball. Caught between thinking everything Katherine had said was right and wanting her to be dead wrong, she tossed the note as far from her as she could manage. It didn’t go far. She stared at it for a moment, feeling worse than she had all weekend. Again, Alex appeared in her mind. This time it was Alex from last night joking about hot cocoa and her taste in music. If only they could rewind to that moment.
Unfortunately, Katherine had a point. Alex did need someone strong. And even if their night together had made Emily feel like a sex goddess, it was all Alex lending her superpowers. Without her, she was back to being a mess.
Damn Alex for making her think she had a chance when it was obvious that she didn’t. Emily covered her face with her hands and then instantly regretted it. Katherine’s perfume had rubbed off on her skin.
“There you are.” Lara’s smile quickly dropped away. “What happened? Are you okay?”
Emily straightened up. “I’m fine.”
“Yeah, I don’t believe you. Here. Drink this.”
“What is it?”
“Water.”
When Emily shook her head, Lara drank the water herself. She leaned against the wall still studying Emily. “Shay’s pouring shots. But it’s tequila.”
“You think I can’t handle tequila?”
“In my experience, drinking tequila when you’re angry is a bad idea.” When Emily didn’t respond, Lara stepped away. A moment later she was back with a shot glass. She handed it to Emily and then crossed her arms. “You gonna tell me what happened?”
“Nothing. And I’m not angry.”
Alcohol wasn’t going to fix anything, but she downed it anyway. As the tequila burned her throat, she wondered if Katherine had gone right to find Alex. Was she enjoying her even now? Alex would doubtlessly enjoy Katherine—her slender body had no imperfections.
Emily didn’t want to think about what they’d do together, but her mind wandered to the question. Would Alex tie Katherine up? Would she use a strap-on the way she had with Madison? Whatever Katherine wanted, Alex would be able to give it to her. Would she be rough with her? Or as gentle as the first time they’d made love last night?
Emily caught herself only after the word love crossed her mind. They hadn’t made love last night. They’d only had sex. She doubted any of it would stay on Alex’s mind for long. That she would never forget a moment of it was only one of the differences between them.
She thought again of Alex telling her to experiment. Even if it was good advice, she wished Alex hadn’t said it. Instead, she wished Alex had asked her to break the rules and go back to her house. She might need more practice, but she didn’t want to experiment with anyone but Alex.
“You sure you don’t want to tell me what’s wrong?” Lara asked again.
“Definitely sure.” Emily held out the glass. “Can I have another?” Kissing Katherine had been a mistake, but at least she hadn’t let it go beyond
that.
Lara gestured back at the bar. “Ask Shay. I’m not gonna be the one who gets you drunk. If you’re interested, I think we’re moving the party out to the hot tub. Ava’s convincing the others. Apparently, she and Katherine finished early.”
Ava. Emily had forgotten that Katherine was supposed to be with her. How many others did Katherine plan on screwing tonight? She cussed under her breath. As much as she wanted to spend the rest of the night in her room, she knew sulking wouldn’t help her stop thinking about Alex and Katherine together. “Is the hot tub still clothing optional?”
Lara grinned. “Always.”
Chapter Twenty-nine
“I thought you were leaving. Did your headache get better?”
Alex glanced up at the sound of Katherine’s voice close behind her. She had considered going back to her place as soon as Emily and the others had headed upstairs. Mostly that was because she didn’t want to think about someone else having sex with Emily. But the excuse she’d given Katherine about a headache wasn’t untrue either.
“I gave her some Advil and told her to pull up a chair,” Nicola said. “No point in going home to masturbate over someone you can’t have when you can masturbate with friends.”
“Is that our new motto? Why masturbate alone when you can masturbate with friends?” Katherine set her hands on Alex’s shoulders and started kneading. “So what happened with you and Emily anyway? One minute you’re thick as TJ and Nicola, and the next…”
Alex knew she wasn’t good at hiding things. Still, it stung her pride that everyone knew she was getting a cold shoulder from Emily. “Women are complicated. Maybe I should try men.”
That got a laugh from everyone in the room. Alex looked up at Katherine. She wanted to say that she wasn’t in the mood for a massage, but the scent of pussy on her hands caught her off guard. Ava and Katherine had disappeared into the private room together after dessert, but she hadn’t kept track of them after Nicola and TJ convinced her to join them.
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